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3rd September 2018
Posted by Danny Lawrence
John Baron MP: 2018 Fun Walk smashes £1,000,000
2,000 walkers and stallholders raise money for numerous charities.
The annual Fun Walk took place at Barleylands Farm (Sunday, 2 September). Around 2,000 walkers and stallholders raised money for numerous charities and good causes. Because we now already know the amount donated into this year’s bonus pot, we know yesterday’s walk will bring the total monies raised since the Fun Walk’s inception in 2002 to over £1,000,000.
The exact monies raised by the charities at yesterday’s event will be made known at the Presentation evening on 23 November 2018 (at Anisha Grange, Hallmark Care Homes, Billericay) when bonus pot cheques will be awarded to each charity and good cause taking part. As usual, the bonus pot sponsors and the local press will be invited.
Yesterday, there was a massive BBQ courtesy of ‘Team Handsome’, music courtesy of Gateway 97.8, a field bordered by stalls and a variety of other refreshment tents. Billericay’s Town Crier, Jim Shrubb, helped proceedings along. John also said a few words of thanks before he and Jim led the walk off. As usual, medals were awarded to the walkers at the finish.